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Tuesday 14 May 2002 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:457:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:208:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 77 of 77 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:457:45 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:048:04 PM–20:238:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:048:04 PM–21:029:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2811:28 PM–25:081:08 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:169:16 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:331:33 PM–15:123:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla16:284:28 PM–18:166:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5411:54 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga05:405:40 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Udvega07:287:28 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Cara09:169:16 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–18:166:16 PMgood
Roga18:166:16 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:048:04 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Lābha21:169:16 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Udvega22:2810:28 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5112:51 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Cara26:032:03 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1neutral
Roga27:153:15 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:274:27 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise20:048:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:208:20 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 07:457:45 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 25:461:46 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:208:20 AM
Taitilauntil 20:288:28 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:284:28 PM–18:166:16 PM
Pradoṣa 20:048:04 PM–21:219:21 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27 AM+1–25:151:15 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:166:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:219:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:208:20 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī07:457:45 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSukarmā25:46 01:461:46 AM WedDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava08:208:20 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 943
Day length
14 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:097:09 AM
Moonset
22:3110:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:169:16 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:331:33 PM15:123:12 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:182:18 PM17:115:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:284:28 PM18:166:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:115:11 PM20:048:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:048:04 PM21:219:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:048:04 PM20:238:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:048:04 PM21:029:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2811:28 PM25:081:08 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5411:54 PM24:3212:32 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27 AM+125:151:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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